A clinical therapist has a positive relationship with an intake worker at a program for families affected by AIDS. The program has a waiting list and the therapist is advocating for a client family to be placed high on the list, to be admitted as soon as possible. In this situation, the therapist can begin advocacy without needing to focus on the relationship because the intake worker is likely to be: 

 A) an ally 

B) neutral 

C) a compromiser 

D) an avoid